JNK News and Press, SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond From 01/03/24

2024-01-03 09:15:00 ET Summary The long-term return forecast for the Global Market Index ticked lower in December, easing to an expected 6.7% annualized total return, based on the average of three models. In line with recent history, the ex-ante return for US stocks is the outlier...

2024-01-02 14:50:00 ET Summary Real estate securities rebounded sharply in December, leading the broad-based gains for the major asset classes in the final month of 2023, based on a set of ETFs. Commodities, by contrast, were the downside outlier for December and for the calendar ...

2024-01-02 00:30:00 ET Summary The tide has turned for bonds. Here’s what we think is in store for 2024. Key central bank rates and bond yields remain high globally and are likely to remain elevated well into 2024 before retreating. Despite Treasuries’ recent ral...

2024-01-01 00:42:25 ET Summary iShares iBonds 2025 Term High Yield and Income ETF is a less risky high-yield bond fund that will terminate at the end of 2025. The fund follows the Bloomberg 2025 Term High Yield and Income Index and uses representative sampling to construct its por...

2023-12-27 13:23:35 ET Summary The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund is a junk bond fund that provides a very respectable 9.52% yield to its shareholders. The EAD closed-end fund has been performing quite well over the past few months, as investors have become very optimistic ab...

2023-12-27 08:31:19 ET Summary The Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund has a yield of 8.71%, lower than some other funds investing in fixed-income securities. The fund's share price has increased by 19.69% since October 9, outperforming major bond indices. The fund's di...

2023-12-27 06:30:00 ET Summary The basic goals of any active investor are to achieve higher returns and/or lower risk than a passive portfolio. Given this, the immediate question is why anyone would not bias their equity and high yield debt portfolios toward high quality? It&#...

2023-12-27 03:59:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 has made a new all-time-high on a total return basis, but it needs to break out decisively. Corporate defaults seem very well-contained, but corporate credit spreads are your “early warning” indicator for a deeper recess...

2023-12-26 07:32:55 ET Summary We provide a November update for the PIMCO CEF taxable suite. Coverage across PIMCO's tax-exempt funds increased slightly in November, while coverage for taxable funds decreased by around 10% on average. PIMCO appears to have taken advantage of t...

2023-12-26 05:07:27 ET Summary The Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund offers a 9.97% yield and invests in both stocks and bonds. The fund's performance since its inception has been poor, with shares down 28.90% over the period. The fund is heavily weighted towards bonds, partic...